GAHC010210112024

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : WP(C)/5198/2024

DHRUBA KUMAR SAHA AND 14 ORS

AGED 68 YEARS, S/O LATE BATRINDRA CHANDRA SAHA, BY

OCCUPATION, ADVOCATE, R/O LANE NO. 1, CACHAR HIGH SCHOOL

ROAD, SILCHAR- 2, P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR, DISTRICT- CACHAR, ASSAM.

2: SRI KISHORE KUMAR BHATTACHARJEE

AGED 67 YEARS

S/O LATE KETAKI RANJAN BHATTACHARJEE

BY OCCUPATION

BUSINESSMAN

R/O SRIBHUMI LANE

HOUSE NO. 7 MALUGRAM MELA ROAD

P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR

DISTRICT- CACHAR

ASSAM.

3: SRI KAMAL CHAKRABORTY

AGED 66 YEARS

S/O LATE SUBODH LAL CHAKRABORTY

BY OCCUPATION

RETIRED SERVICEMAN

R/O KURMI BUNGALOW ROAD

SPANDAN

FLAT NO. C-2

AMBICAPATTY

SILCHAR- 4

P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR

ASSAM.

4: SRI SIMANTA BHATTACHARJEE AGED 72 YEARS S/O LATE SATYENDRA CH. BHATTACHARJEE BY OCCUPATION RETIRED TEACHER R/O R.R. SHOME ROAD SILCHAR- 1 P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM.

5: SRI HILLOL BHATTACHARJEE AGED 48 YEARS S/O SRI HIRALAL BHATTACHARJEE BY OCCUPATION BUSINESSMAN R/O HOUSE NO. 7 PURNASHREE LANE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SILCHAR- 5 P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM.

6: SHEHAB UDDIN AHMED AGED 73 YEARS S/O LATE ABDUL MANNAN BY OCCUPATION RETIRED GOVERNMENT SERVANT R/O LAKHIPUR ROAD SILCHAR P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM.

7: SRI ARINDAM DEB AGED 54 YEARS S/O LATE ANIL KR. DEB BY OCCUPATION BUSINESSMAN R/O 109 SAHID HITESH BISWAS ROAD AMBICAPATTY P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR ASSAM.

8: SRI PRANAB DUTTA AGED 65 YEARS S/O LATE PRAMATHA NATH DUTTA BY OCCUPATION RETIRED GOVERNMENT SERVANT R/O HOUSE NO. 38 WARD NO. 4 MALUGRAM P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM.

9: SRI BUDDADEV DAS @ NANU AGED 63 YEARS S/O LATE SUDHIR CH. DAS HOUSE NO. 57 ARYAPATTY SILCHAR DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM.

10: SRI RANJIT CHOUDHURY AGED 62 YEARS S/O LATE MONORANJAN CHOUDHURY BY OCCUPATION BUSINESSMAN R/O RAHMANPATTY SILCHAR- 1 P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM.

11: SRI RAMENDRA BHATTACHARJEE AGED 67 YEARS S/O LATE REBOTI RAMAN BHATTACHARJEE BY OCCUPATION RETIRED CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE R/O DEVI PRASAD ROAD MALUGRAM P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR ASSAM.

12: SRI ASHU PAUL @ MOHITUSH PAUL AGED 68 YEARS S/O LATE MOHESH CH. PAUL BY OCCUPATION RETIRED GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE R/O SHIBBARI ROAD MALUGRAM SILCHAR- 2 P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM.

13: SRI BASUDEV SARMAH AGED 65 YEARS S/O LATE SAILESH CH. SARMAH BY OCCUPATION SOCIAL SERVICE R/O SWARUPANANDA LANE MALUGRAM SILCHAR- 788002 P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM.

14: SRI ABHIJIT DAM AGED 64 YEARS S/O LATE BINOY KRISHNA DAM BY OCCUPATION RETIRED GOVERNMENT SERVANT R/O DEVI PRASAD ROAD MALUGRAM P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM.

15: SRI SANJEEV ROY AGED 50 YEARS S/O LATE GAURI SANKAR ROY R/O HOUSE NO. 133 ITKHOLA SILCHAR- 788002 ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 781006.

2:THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006.

3:THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION GUWAHATI- 6 DISPUR ASSAM.

4:THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION ASSAM BLOCK C

4TH FLOOR JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI- 6 REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER.

5:THE DEPUTY/ DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CACHAR SILCHAR ASSAM.

6:THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER SILCHAR MUNICIPAL BOARD CACHAR SILCHAR Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. D CHAKRABARTY, MS D.CHAKRABARTY Advocate for the Respondent : SC, SILCHAR MUNICIPAL BOARD, MS S MOCHAHARI(R-

6),MR S DUTTA (R-6),MR SISHIR DUTTA(R-6),GA, ASSAM,SC, ECI BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI

ORDER

05-01-2026 Heard Shri D. Chakraborty, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Shri S. Dutta, learned Senior Counsel for the respondent no. 6 and Ms. U. Das, learned State Counsel, who have filed their respective affidavits-in-opposition.

Shri Chakraborty, the learned counsel for the petitioner prays for and is granted time till 06.02.2026 to file t